Quantcast
Channel: Economix » David Leonhardt
Browsing all 46 articles
Browse latest View live

Globalization and the Income Slowdown

In my exchanges with economists so far, globalization is among the most commonly cited factors for the income slowdown. American workers today face vastly more competition from foreign workers --...

View Article



Placing Blame for Middle-Class Doldrums

A Pew survey asked to what extent various groups were responsible “for the difficulties the middle class has faced in the past 10 years.”

View Article

Why the Minimum Wage Doesn’t Explain Stagnant Wages

Is the minimum wage one of the most important causes of the American income slowdown?

View Article

Tax Cuts and Economic Growth

A new report from the Congressional Research Service finds that "changes over the past 65 years in the top marginal tax rate and the top capital gains tax rate do not appear correlated with economic...

View Article

Race, ‘Holistic Admissions’ and U.C.L.A.

Are admissions officers illegally taking race into account — or legally going to extra lengths to reward students for having overcome disadvantage, which happens to benefit black and Latino students?

View Article


Q. and A. on Forecasting Based on Voter Expectations

An interview with Justin Wolfers, co-author of a recent study concluding that who voters think will win is a more reliable predictor of the outcome than asking them how they plan to vote.

View Article

Continuity on Obama’s Economic Team

Jacob J. Lew is part of a small circle of economic advisers who have ascended to prominent roles in the first term of the Obama presidency and will shape policy in the second.

View Article

Lifting the Veil on the Fed’s 2007 Discussions

The Federal Reserve has released the transcripts of its meetings in the pivotal year of 2007, when the housing bubble started to burst and the global financial crisis began.

View Article


The Leading Liberal Against Affirmative Action

Perhaps the most prominent self-described progressive with doubts about the current version of affirmative action is Richard D. Kahlenberg. He argues that the current race-focused version of...

View Article


Changing the Culture of College Application

Changing the application and enrollments patterns of high-achieving, low-income students will probably take an enormous amount of initial work. Over time, though, the work will get easier.

View Article

What Makes a College ‘Selective’— and Why It Matters

Studies of selective colleges — which have more resources and higher graduation rates than others — are often based on 200 to 250 institutions based on categories chosen by Barron’s.

View Article

How the Location of Colleges Hurts the Economy

The location of the nation’s top colleges reflects the past as much as the present. As a result, many students who live far away from such colleges – especially in the Sun Belt and Mountain West –...

View Article

Obama Likes Some Sin Taxes More Than Others

President Obama’s budget continues the Democratic preference for cigarette taxes over alcohol or soda taxes – even though alcohol and soda consumption may cost society more money than smoking.

View Article


Neither a Swoon Nor a Surge

Even with the strength of the April employment report, activity in the job market still does not seem to be accelerating.

View Article

Where the Jobs for the Young Are and Aren’t

In three regions -- the upper Midwest, New England and the area around Washington -- the job market for younger adults is considerably stronger than in the rest of the country.

View Article


Q. and A. on the ‘Shell Game’ of College Aid

In a question-and-answer exchange, the author of a new report on financial aid describes problems in making college affordable for low-income students, and potential solutions.

View Article

The Changing Face of Community Colleges

A Century Foundation report shows a sharp increase in enrollment of lower-income, nonwhite students at community colleges, institutions that will do much to shape the economy.

View Article


Untangling What Companies Pay in Taxes

Though companies often make their tax situation as opaque as possible, citing complex calculations, much can be gleaned by looking at a standard measure in public reports over several years.

View Article

How to Cure the College Dropout Syndrome

A conversation with Jeffrey Selingo, the author of “College (Un)Bound,” who argues that the higher-education system is both vital to the American economy and “broken.”

View Article

Bridging the Income Barrier at Top Colleges

A report calls for the expansion of a recent experiment aimed at persuading highly qualified low-income students to apply to leading colleges.

View Article
Browsing all 46 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images